It was only a matter of time before high-profile criminal trials involving sneaker executives, college basketball coaches and bribes to five-star recruits triggered the wrath of the NCAA.
On Wednesday, North Carolina State University acknowledged that the NCAA has sent the school a Notice of Allegations regarding alleged rule violations. The NCAA charges that NC State’s basketball program committed a series of recruiting violations between 2014 to 2017, including two so-called “Level I” infractions.
A Level I infraction refers to a severe breach of conduct. It is one that, under NCAA rules, “seriously undermines or threatens the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model as set forth in the Constitution and bylaws.